#a79dd7

Color #a79dd7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.82 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a79dd7

RGB

rgb(167, 157, 215)

HSL

hsl(250.3, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.3, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 27%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(67.45, 15.78, -28.19)

LCH

lch(67.45, 32.31, 299.24)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0837, 292.09)

HWB

hwb(250.3, 61.6%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd79d

Analogous

#9db0d7

#a79dd7

#c49dd7

Triadic

#a79dd7

#d7a79d

#9dd7a7

Split-complementary

#a79dd7

#d7c49d

#b0d79d

Tetradic

#a79dd7

#d79dcd

#cdd79d

#9dd7a7

Square

#a79dd7

#d79db0

#cdd79d

#9dd7c4

Shades

Color #a79dd7 mixed toward black.

#7f71c5

#5a48b0

#433684

#2d2458

#16122c

Tints

Color #a79dd7 mixed toward white.

#b6adde

#c4bee4

#d3ceeb

#e2def2

#f0eff8

Tones

Color #a79dd7 mixed toward gray.

#aaa2d2

#ada7cd

#b0abc8

#b4b0c4

#b7b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cb · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4c8 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a7c1be · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79dd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79dd7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a79dd7 (#a79dd7) is rgb(167, 157, 215) in RGB.

No, #a79dd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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